CVE-2017-6437 Denial of service in n/a
A local attacker can cause a denial of service via an out-of-bounds read in the libplist library by providing a crafted plist file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-6437?
CVE-2017-6437 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The base64encode function in base64.c in libimobiledevice libplist 1.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted plist file.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6437?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libplist Project Libplist.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6437?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-6437 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6437 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6437, GHSA-jrc8-cm2r-wc39.